Have the award winners been announced for the 2015 Jewish Book Council Awards? I am looking for the two children's book awards.
Michelle Sandler Westminster California Temple Beth David > Send Hasafran mailing list submissions to > hasafran@lists.osu.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > hasafran-requ...@lists.osu.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > hasafran-ow...@lists.osu.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Hasafran digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. AJL Conference 2015: Yovel/Jubilee: Celebrating 50 Years of > AJL! (Marcie Eskin) > 2. Research - Rabbi Akiva (barbarabi...@aol.com) > 3. AJL Conference 2015: Hotel Information (Marcie Eskin) > 4. Sydney Taylor Book Awards Annoucement!! (Diane Rauchwerger) > 5. Newsletter Jerusalem Books Ltd. Winter January 2015 > (Jerusalem Books) > 6. Newsletter Jerusalem Books Ltd. Winter January 2015 > (Jerusalem Books) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 22:21:03 +0000 (UTC) > From: Marcie Eskin <mjes...@comcast.net> > To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] AJL Conference 2015: Yovel/Jubilee: Celebrating > 50 Years of AJL! > Message-ID: > <1705555296.7928775.1421706063591.javamail.zim...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > The Organizing Committee of this year?s Association of Jewish Libraries > conference entitled ?Yovel/Jubilee: Celebrating 50 Years of AJL!? is > delighted to announce that the conference will be held at the Sheraton in > Silver Spring, Maryland from Sunday, June 21, 2015 through Wednesday, June > 24, 2015 . The conference will have a broad appeal to librarians in any > setting: community centers and day schools, research and special libraries, > synagogues, and universities. In celebration of AJL?s anniversary, the > Committee has prepared a full, four-day conference, and we ask that you make > your travel plans accordingly. > > > > The Sunday programming will feature a special Family Program that will be > open to all attendees as well as members of the local community. The program > will include storytelling by Rabbi Paul Schneider, a reading by author > Jacqueline Jules, a musical performance and sing-a-long by Audrey Katz and > Lisa Baydush, and a special program by PJ Libraries. The performers will be > available for signings and conversation. In addition to the book vendors in > the Exhibits Hall, there will be special artists and crafts vendors selling > their work. The Sunday dinner will feature a keynote conversation between > renowned literary critic, scholar, and former literary editor of The New > Republic Leon Wieseltier and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Marvin Kalb. > In addition, there will be a concert of Yiddish music by Jane Peppler. > > > > Monday?s Authors? Luncheon will feature authors from the Washington, D.C. > metropolitan region. On Monday evening, a film by and a Q & A with > documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner will be presented. > > Tuesday lunch will include a special program honoring past AJL presidents and > the awarding of this year?s Fannie Goldstein Merit Award. The Tuesday banquet > will feature the RAS Awards, such as the Bibliography and Reference Awards > and the SSC Awards, including the Sydney Taylor Award winners. > > > > On Wednesday we will offer a full day of programs with curators at leading > cultural heritage institutions. The morning session will take place at the > Library of Congress (LC). Attendees will have the option of selecting three > out of six possible LC sites to visit: American Folklife Center; Children?s > Literature Center; Hebraic Section, AMED; Music Division; Preservation > Division; Prints and Photographs Division. The afternoon session will take > place at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and will include > sessions with curators and tours. Both programs are free but do require prior > reservation. There will not be sit-down meals at the hotel on Wednesday. > However, optional kosher breakfast and lunch options can be purchased in > advance of the conference. > > > > The decision making regarding conference sessions is still in process. > However, throughout the conference, there will be numerous sessions on > librarianship, reading, Jewish culture and history, and the Holocaust. > Presenters will include information science professionals, librarians, > scholars, and writers from the Washington, D.C. area as well as from around > the country and the world. > > > > Registration > > To register, go to the AJL website and follow the links to register using > Eventbrite ( http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Upcoming_Conference > ). For questions, please contact Marcie Eskin, AJL Registrar, at > mjes...@comcast.net or 847-926-7903. > > > > Stipends & Scholarships > > Applications are now being accepted for conference attendance stipends and > scholarships. Please go the Conference & Scholarships page of the AJL website > for details and application forms ( > http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Conference_Stipends___Scholarships_ > ). > > > > Ads, Exhibits & Sponsorships > > We welcome advertisements for our conference program book, sponsors for > conference activities, and exhibitors at the conference itself. Please see > our advertising page on the AJL website for details about these opportunities > ( > http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Conference_Ads__Exhibits_and_Sponsorships > ). > > > > For More Info > > For general questions, please contact any of the Jubilee Conference > co-chairpersons, Dina Herbert ( dina.herb...@gmail.com ), Ellen Share ( > esh...@whctemple.org ), and Aaron Taub ( yermiyahuahront...@gmail.com ). > > Organizing this conference has been a truly collaborative endeavor, drawing > upon the creativity, expertise, passion, and organizational skills of a very > devoted group of professionals. We thank them all, and their names will be > noted in the Conference Book. > > > > We look forward to welcoming you to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area > for this milestone event! > > > > Dina Herbert, Ellen Share, and Aaron Taub > > AJL Jubilee Conference Co-Chairpersons > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20150119/74616f36/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:38:36 -0500 > From: barbarabi...@aol.com > To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] Research - Rabbi Akiva > Message-ID: <8d20268f1c3d496-d64-e...@webmail-va154.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Hello Friends, > > You are always so helpful. I'm hoping someone has great resources for me! I > am working for a project about Rabbi Akiva. There is plenty of information > about his history. I am trying to find accurate details about daily Jewish > life during Rabbi Akiva's lifetime (I believe Hadrianic era of the second > century) such as clothing, housing, foods, utensil, etc. For example, I'm > trying to find out what type of clothing Rabbi Akiva's wife Rachel may have > worn as the daughter of a wealthy family as well as more common clothing she > might have worn as the wife of a poor scholar. > > Thanks in advance for any assistance! > > All best, > > Barbara B > > Barbara Bietz > Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee > Association of Jewish Libraries > www.JewishBooksforKids.com > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20150119/27539067/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:29:53 -0600 > From: "Marcie Eskin" <mjes...@comcast.net> > To: <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] AJL Conference 2015: Hotel Information > Message-ID: <003b01d03461$5b3d9920$11b8cb60$@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > It's not too early to make your hotel reservations for the AJL Conference > 2015 (June 21-24). The conference will be held at the Sheraton Silver Spring > Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. > > > > The AJL conference room rate is $149 per night not including applicable > state and local taxes, currently 13%. Rates are good for 3 days pre-and > post-conference. To make reservations, contact the Sheraton Silver Spring > Hotel at www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1412299525 > <http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1412299525&key=F6A1629> > &key=F6A1629 or 301-589-0800 to obtain the special conference rate by May > 29, 2015 at 5:00 pm EDT. > > > > Additional conference details including conference registration rates, > transportation information, payment options, etc. can be found in the FAQ > section of our Eventbrite conference registration site: > www.ajlconference2015.eventbrite.com > <http://www.ajlconference2015.eventbrite.com/> . > > > > Marcie Eskin, AJL Registrar > > mjes...@comcast.net <mailto:mjes...@comcast.net> > > 847-926-7903 > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20150119/6b2c70dd/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:47:08 -0800 > From: Diane Rauchwerger <mls4...@sbcglobal.net> > To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Awards Annoucement!! > Message-ID: <5f135820-a891-410f-b081-cb20545ff...@sbcglobal.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: ireachpressrelease2015.docx > Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document > Size: 158534 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20150119/10329ec2/attachment.docx> > -------------- next part -------------- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:41:59 +0200 > From: Jerusalem Books <jerbo...@netvision.net.il> > To: <hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>, 'Hasafran' > <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Cc: 'jeff spitzer' <exd...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [ha-Safran] Newsletter Jerusalem Books Ltd. Winter January > 2015 > Message-ID: <001201d034bf$3f90da80$beb28f80$@netvision.net.il> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Newsletter Jerusalem Books Ltd Winter - January 2015 > > Dear Friends, > > We would like to announce a new Journal of Hebrew Literature 'Ketav Et > Le-Sifrut Mikomit u-benle'umit.' It is called Granata and iisue 1, > 'Gevuli'ut - Borderline It is published by Roni Kramer, Editor Mira Rashty > and is a collaboration of Sipur Pashut ltd. And Resling. This first issue, > Spring 2014 includes stories by important Israeli Authors including just a > few, Shimon Edef, Ma'ayan Rogel and Etgar Keret. Significantly there are a > few entries by Israeli Arab and Druze or Palestinian Arab Authors who write > in Hebrew, Mahmud Arishi and Salman Natur as well as Muhamad Hanif whose > chapter was translated from English into Hebrew. This Israeli publication of > Granta, founded in the UK in the 19th Century, will include 'local' > creations and international translations. Sorry, no free introductory issue. > This is highly recommended. Please confirm to us if, you want this. Cat. > 84982 $ 29.00 > > > > Sefer Kishoni, is a new book 'by' the legendary (deceased) Israeli Author > and humorist, Efraim Kishon. Also entitled Kishon, Write or wrong. Kishon > was said to exemplify the idea that a prophet is unappreciated at home. His > works were translated and loved by millions worldwide but he met some > resistance at home in Israel. The Hungarian born writer and film maker is > bst known for films like Salah Shabati and Shoter Azulai and his depiction > of ethnic absorption tensions in the new Israeli society are insightful, > irreverent and funny. Published by Yediot Hemed, 978-965-545-994-4 Cat. > 84973 $ 28.00 > > Benny Barbash has published another novel entitled, 'Ha-Hayim be-Hamishim > Dakot,' 'Life in Fifty Minutes features a religious Jerusalem Woman as the > lead character. The adventure explores and reveals secrets of her marriage > and life with the help of an array of Jerusalem characters. This is the > fifth book by this now established author and screenwriter. > Cat. 84622 $ 30.00 > > > > Tsega Melaku has authored an important book entitled, 'Lo Be-Bet Sifrenu,' > 'Not in Our School,' a popular Israeli phrase - saying. The book is an auto > biography of this leading Israeli Ethiopian journalist and activist. The > book chronicles her youthin Ethiopia, her Jewish identity and her desire and > fulfillment of her wish to make Aliyah, emigration to Israel. In Israel she > describes her journey as an African Immigrant, discrimination and > absorption. She was the director in charge of Reshet Aleph, the Israeli > Radio station part of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. The story has been > described as her story and the story of the Ethiopian Jewish experience. The > book is and will be especially important as she has joined Kahlon's new > party and list and is expected to be elected as a Member of Knesset. Cat. > 85042 $24.00 > > > > As always there is a vast stream of Rabbinic works, aka, Sifre Kodesh which > are continually being published. The trick is to be able to distinguish > among them and identify the important works worthy of even essential for > Hebrew - Jewish Studies collection. > > Recently we have seen an edition of the Humash Or Ha-Hayim ha-mefurash, > Genesis, with Yiddish translation. This 844 page, first volume with Onkelos > and Rashi commentary is published out of NY by Machon Ziv Or HaHayim. 84752 > $ 38.00 > > > > Avner Shalev has authored a two volume Bible commentary, entitled, 'Nelekha > ad Ha-Ro'eh.' The impressive work is based on the writings of R' Avraham > Yitzhak Kook z"l, The work is accessible and scholarly. It includes > references, cites to R' Kook's writings, as well as Talmud within the > paragraphs and chapters and explanatory footnotes as well. > > I might direct the reader to the portion on parashat mishpatim, in Exodus, > where the issues of law, justice and mercy are analyzed in light of R Kook's > teachings. On the one hand one must not twist justice to benefit the > sympathetic poor but the concept of mercy and fairness might be compelled > under an interpretation of and integration of the principle of 'lifnim > mishurat ha-din,' translated mostly as, "beyond the letter of the law." > This principle which I would translate, as, 'before the letter of the law,' > recognizes that fair justice may require not strict implementation of the > law but conduct, 'beyond, or before,' the letter of the law and that such > behavior may be imposed on the parties under Jewish Law. The balance > between "mercy" and justice is examined and the dispute between Rabbi Tarfon > and Rabbi Akiva is discussed. This two volume title is highly recommended > for students and scholars of Rav Kook the towering 20th Century CE, Chief > Rabbi of Palestine, teachers and students of Jewish Thought and Philosophy > and all those interested in Jewish Law or the Religious Zionist movement. > Cat. 84787 $ 55.00 > > > >> From Gateshead, UK, Baruch Steinhouse has written, edited, 'Sefer > Ha-Hakirot,' over 2000 talmudic issues, 'sugiyot,' are researched. Cat > 84753 $ 38.00 > > > > There is popular, self help 'kabbalah,' and real Kabbalah. Ahavat Shalom has > published, 'Sefer sha'ar ha-gilgulim ha-shalem.' Shimon Agassi is the > author - editor of this 596 page work. 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